{"id":221879,"date":"2024-07-12T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=221879"},"modified":"2024-07-12T19:06:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:06:50","slug":"preparations-for-hurricane-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=221879","title":{"rendered":"Preparations for hurricane season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These actions will help you and your family prepare for hurricane season:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the nearest shelter if you need to leave your home.<\/li>\n<li>Review\/update insurance policies.<\/li>\n<li>Build or replenish your emergency kit with hurricane supplies.<\/li>\n<li>Create, be familiar with and test your family plan.<\/li>\n<li>Stay informed with the latest local and national information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evacuation plan<\/h2>\n<p>Add evacuation routes and shelter areas to your plan. Load evacuation routes and nearest shelter directions to your phone maps. If you live in a hurricane zone, now is the time to know your way to shelters\/safe areas. Know where you would go and how to get there. You do not need to travel hundreds of miles but need multiple options.<\/p>\n<p>Your destination could be to a friend or relative who doesn\u2019t live in an evacuation zone.\u00a0If you live in a well-built home outside the evacuation zone, your safest place may be your home.<\/p>\n<p>Stay alert, listen and move following the direction of your local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ready.gov\/be-informed\">types of disasters<\/a>\u00a0could affect your area.\u00a0Know how you\u2019ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that\u2019s familiar and easy to find. Most importantly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/plan\">make a plan<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Puppy_r1-2.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t leave your pet stranded<\/h2>\n<p>Your pet may be your best friend but due to health regulations most emergency shelters cannot house animals.<\/p>\n<p>Find out in advance how to care for your pets and working animals when disaster strikes. Pets should not be left behind\u2014check with your veterinarian, a friend or your local animal shelter about options should you have to leave your home. Be sure to take food and water for your pets.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that you may need to adjust evacuation plans based on the latest health and safety guidelines. Stay informed. Build and test your preparedness plan and \u201cgo\u201d kit.<\/p>\n<p>As we look to a forecasted \u201cactive\u201d tropical storm and hurricane 2024 season, continue to protect you and your family by staying informed with local forecasts, having a preparedness plan and following guidance from local emergency management officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These actions will help you and your family prepare for hurricane season: Find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone. Locate the nearest shelter if you need to leave your home. Review\/update insurance policies. Build or replenish your emergency kit with hurricane supplies. Create, be familiar with and test your family plan. 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